Oral health assessment of independent elders in Texas
| Autor: | Lynne A. Opperman, Emet D. Schneiderman, Helena Tapias Perdigon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Oral Health Pilot Projects Dental Caries Oral health Screening Examination Tooth mobility 03 medical and health sciences Underserved Population 0302 clinical medicine Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine General Dentistry Socioeconomic status Aged Aged 80 and over Edentulism business.industry 030206 dentistry Root decay medicine.disease Texas Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Special Care in Dentistry. 39:515-523 |
| ISSN: | 1754-4505 0275-1879 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/scd.12409 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND The oral health status of older adults in North Texas is largely unknown. METHODS This cross-sectional, pilot study used the Basic Screening Survey for older adults involving a self-administered questionnaire and oral screening examination of 155 adults aged 65 years and older, in four Dallas, TX settings, stratified socioeconomically. Recruitment occurred from July 2012 through March 2014. RESULTS Participants were between 65 and 90 years of age. The sample was predominantly female (64%), reflecting Texas population diversity with 49.7% White, 34.2% Hispanic, 14.2% Black, and 1.8% others. Missing teeth number (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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